Are some people's lives more valuable than others?

The NAACP wants a comprehensive review of the Milwaukee Police Department in relation to the news that no Milwaukee police officers will face state criminal charges in connection with the death of Derek Williams.

I just want justice. In Wisconsin, I guess that is too much to ask.

I was not surprised by the decision because that is typically what happens in Wisconsin when a case involves a member of a minority and the police. I know that there are some people out there who are pro-police. I love good police, but I have no tolerance for the bad ones and I really don't have much use for officers who allow a man begging for his life to die in the back seat of their squad car.

A fellow reporter asked me this morning if I believe the case would have turned out this way if the suspect were white or the son of a well-known politician. I think we all know that if that were the case, all of the officers involved and even their immediate supervisors would be facing serious consequences.

Williams died after gasping for air in the back of a squad car in July 2011.

Officers Richard Ticcioni, Jeffrey Cline and Jason Bleichwehl will not be charged with failure to render aid by law enforcement, a misdemeanor

charge recommended by an inquest jury last month. The three refused to testify during the inquest, citing their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Police are supposed to protect and serve the community. When officers hurt, kill or fail to render aid to those in their custody and it results in a death, there is no do-over. You can't say sorry, we will get it right next time. This is a person's life we're talking about.